Watch-chain holder



May 2K9, 1923.

.C. H. J. D11-G WATCH CHAIN HOLDER Filed Feb. 11,

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'Patented May 29, 1923.

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CHARLES H. J'. DILG, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATCH-CHAIN HOLDER.

Application led February 11, 1922. Serial No. 535,707.

support the chain at an intermediate point,

not only for the purpose ofl security but also for appearance. A commonpractice is to put the chain through the button hole of the vest, butthis is unsightly and conceals the chain for a portion of its length.

An object of my invention is to provide a holding device which isadapted to engage a watch chain at an intermediate point and passthrough a button hole in the vest or other garment, and which not onlydoes not interfere with the regular button but cooperates therewith tohold the device in place. Other objects are neatness of appearance,simplicity and cheapness of construction, security in operation andconvenience in fastening or unfastening. Still other objects andadvantages of my invention will appear from the following description.

My invention contemplates a main holding or retaining member of propershape to pass through a button hole of the vest or other garment andbear against the rear face of the garment above and below the buttonhole, the portion opposite and above the button hole being bifurcated tostraddle the shank or threads of the button, and the retaining memberbeing coupled to the chain by means of a stem or band adapted to projectthrough the button hole and attached to the retaining member at a pointintermediate the top and bottom of the latter. To prevent a rotativemovement of the member about the button. shank so as to expose thebottom end beyond the edge of the vest, or render it` possible for onelimb of the bifurcated part to slip through the button hole, the devicemay be provided with a prong or other member suificiently sharp topierce the fabric ofthe garment.

Preferably this prong is on the bottom part, and if the device isstamped out of sheet metal or the like, both the stem and the prong maybe integral with the body of the device, the prong being struck out fromthe material.

My invention also comprehends other` features of construction as will'hereinafter more fully appear. I shall now describe the illustratedembodiments of my invention and shall thereafter point out my inventionin the claims.

Fig. l is a front view of one embodiment of my invention shown as it isdis osed during wear, the retaining member eing shown in dotted linessince it is concealed by the overlapping flap of the vest;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same with thextwo flaps ofthe vest in section;

Figs. 3 and 4 are, respectively, side and front elevations of thedevice;

Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, front and side .elevations of a modliedembodiment of my invention;

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of still another embodiment; and

.Fig 8 is a sectional elevation of the same disposed in position forwear, with the flaps of the garment in section.

The device shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive, is made of a single lengthof .wire or the like bent to the desired form. The body 1 of the devicewhich serves as the holding or retaining member is generally of Y-shape,the wire being bent to make the two limbs of the Y double, and the tworuns of the wire then being extended down and turned inwardly andreversed upon themselves to the bottom of the bifurcation, so that thestem of the Y is made of four runs of the wire. From the bottom of thebifurcation the wire is bent forward and down to form a hook-like neckor stem portion 2 terminating in an eye 3. The chain 4 is attached tothe eye 3 either directly or through an intermediate ring 5, or the eyemay be large enough to permit the chain to pass through it. For thepurpose of rigidity the stem 2 may be soldered or otherwise joined tothe bottom of .the bifurcation where the two bends cross, and the twoends of the wire may be soldered 4to make the length of wire. endless,or, if

desired, the stem 2 may terminate with the two ends which can beattached in any suitable way to the chain 4, as by solder, thus disensinfr with the eye 3.

n applaying the chain the retaining member 1 is inserted through thebutton hole 6 in the ap 7 of the vest before the button 8 on the flap 9is buttoned. In this position the stem '2 hooks over the bottom edge ofthe button'hole and holds the device with the two limbs opposing andextending above the button hole. The button. 8 is then buttoned with itsshank or threads between the two limbs of the retaining member, as shownin Fig. 1. lVhile the device is thus held by the button shank againstsliding in the button hole and is concealed by the button where itextends across the button hole, it does not interfere with buttoning orunbuttoning operation of the button 8.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the device, while generallyresembling the form above described in shape, is stamped from suitablesheet material with the stem 2 integral with the body 1 and joinedthereto at the bottom of the bifurcation. The stem is then bentoutwardly and down similar to the stem in Figs. 1 to 4, and has its endbent back on itself to form the eye 3 for attachment to the chain.

The form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 is also stamped from sheet material, butthe body 10 is round or disc shaped which facilitates its insertionthrough the button hole. The top is slotted similar to the otherembodiments to form the bifurcation for straddling the button shank, andthe stem 2 and eye 3 are formed as in the modification shown in Figs. 5and 6. In addition a prong l1 is struck out from the bottom part of thebody 10, which when the device is applied is inserted inthe front flapof the vest, as shown in Fig. 8. The device is thus held againstrot-ation, being anchored at two opposite points.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in theconstructions shown in the d rawings and above particularly deprincipleand scope of its top part bifurcated to straddle the button securmgmeans, and a stem outstanding from substantially the bottom of thebifurcation adapted to extend through the button hole and havingchain-engaging means at its outer end.

2. A holder for Watch chains and the like comprising a retaining memberadapted to bear against the rear face of a garment above and below abutton hole and having its top part bifurcated to straddle the buttonsecuring means, a prong on said member adaptedl to pierce the garment,and a stem outstanding from substantially the bottom of the bifurcationadapted to extend through the button hole and having chainengaging meansat its outer end. A

3. A holder for watch chains and the like comprising a retaining memberof sheet material adapted to bear against the rear face of a garmentabove and below a button hole and having its top part bifurcated tostraddle the button securing means, and an integral stem extending fromthe bottom of the bifurcation and adapted to project through the buttonhole and having chainengagmg means at its outer end.

4. A holder for watch chains and the like comprising a retaining memberof sheet material adapted to bear against the rear face of a garmentabove and below a button hole and having its top part bifurcated tostraddle the button securing means, a prong struck out from the lowerpart of said member and adapted to pierce the garment, and an integralstem extending from the bottom of the bifurcation and adapted to projectthrough the button hole and having chain-engaging means at its outerend.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my signature.

CHAS. H. J. DLG.

